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Child\u00a0social media monitoring site,\u00a0uKnowKids,\u00a0is under fire for how they responded to reported vulnerabilities\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Computer Weekly<\/a>, the child social media monitoring site, uKnowKids, was recently\u00a0proven to be accessible to the public by security researcher Chris Vickery.\u00a0 This security gap left the children’s data exposed.\u00a0 This data included names, social media credentials, dates of birth, GPS coordinates, and millions of private text messages.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Initially, Vickery reported the company was very appreciative of him reporting the security hole, so it could be fixed in a timely manner.\u00a0 According InfoSecurity<\/a>, the company resolved the vulnerability within 90 minutes.\u00a0 <\/span>However, in a follow-up phone call, Vickery reported uKnowKids \u201ctried all manner of intimidation tactics\u201d on him.\u00a0 These kind of responses to security research findings have the potential to deter researchers from sharing their results.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

PC Pitstop\u2019s Vice President of Cybersecurity, Dodi Glenn, was cited in both Computer Weekly<\/a> and InfoSecurity <\/a>articles.\u00a0 Glenn reported these organizations need to realize that researchers are not exposing security gaps to hurt the company, but to merely show that if the \u201cgood guys\u201d can gain access, so can the bad. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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